Public Holidays in Costa Rica 2022 🇨🇷
Costa Rica has 12 public holidays in 2022. The next public holiday is Independence Day on 15. Sep. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Costa Rica.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Juan Santamaría Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Maundy Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | International Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Feast of Our Lady of the Angels | Optional holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Mother's Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture (observed) | Optional holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Independence Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Army Abolition Day (observed) | Optional holiday | |
| Sunday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Costa Rica 2022
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Juan Santamaría Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Maundy Thursday — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica — (Monday) — long weekend
- Feast of Our Lady of the Angels — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Mother's Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Independence Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Army Abolition Day (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Costa Rica
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2022 to 2023.
- Maundy Thursday: →
- Good Friday: →
- Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture (observed): →
